Huang Kuo-chang declares candidacy for New Taipei CityBy Wong Yu-huang / Staff reporterTaiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang (黃國昌) yesterday officially announced his candidacy for next year’s New Taipei City mayoral election, with former party chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) attending the event to show his support. “New Taipei City is not a satellite city of Taipei. I want to make New Taipei City shine,” Huang said. Noting the residents of New Taipei City have given the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) 16 years to lead the city, Huang expressed the hope that the voters would give him four years and pledged he would do his best and give it his all. Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Huang Kuo-chang, right, bumps fists with former party chairman Ko Wen-je at a press conference in New Taipei City yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times December 27, 2025 17:17 UTC